Advanced MaterialsVolume 11, Issue 16 p. 1354-1358 Communication A Simple and Complete Purification of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Materials A. C. Dillon, A. C. Dillon National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401–3393 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorT. Gennett, T. Gennett National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401–3393 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorK. M. Jones, K. M. Jones National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401–3393 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorJ. L. Alleman, J. L. Alleman National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401–3393 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorP. A. Parilla, P. A. Parilla National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401–3393 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorM. J. Heben, M. J. HebenSearch for more papers by this author A. C. Dillon, A. C. Dillon National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401–3393 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorT. Gennett, T. Gennett National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401–3393 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorK. M. Jones, K. M. Jones National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401–3393 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorJ. L. Alleman, J. L. Alleman National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401–3393 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorP. A. Parilla, P. A. Parilla National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401–3393 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorM. J. Heben, M. J. HebenSearch for more papers by this author First published: 03 November 1999 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-4095(199911)11:16<1354::AID-ADMA1354>3.0.CO;2-NCitations: 440AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Carbon single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) need to be highly pure for use in various applications. A simple and efficient purification method is reported here to provide >98 % pure SWNTs (see Figure) in a three-step process involving dilute nitric acid reflux and oxidation in air. The method also provides an analytical technique for the determination of the SWNT content in the crude and purified samples. References 1 A. G. Rinzler, J. Lul, H. Dai, P. Nikolaev, C. B. Huffman, F. J. Roderiguez- Macias, P. J. Boul, A. H. Lu, D. Heymann, D. T. Colbert, R. S. Leo, J. E. Fischer, A. M. Rao, P. C. Eklund, R. E. Smalley, Appl. Phys. A 1998, 67, 29. 2 S. Bandow, A. M. Rao, K. A. Williams, A. Thess, R. E. Smalley, P. C. Eklund, J. Phys. Chem. B 1997, 101, 8839. 3 E. Dujardin, T. W. Ebbesen, A. Krishnan, M. M. J. Treacy, Adv. Mater. 1998, 10, 611. 4 K. Tohji, T. Goto, H. Takahashi, Y. Shinoda, N. Shimizu, B. Jeyadevan, I. Matsuoko, Nature 1996, 383, 679. 5 A. Thess, R. Lee, P. Nikolaev, H. Dai, P. Petit, J. Robert, C. Xu, Y. H. Lee, S. G. Kim, A. G. Rinzler, D. T. Colbert, G. E. Scuseria, D. Tomá- nek, J. E. Fischer, R. E. Smalley, Solid. State common. 1996, 273, 483. 6 A. C. Dillon, P. A. Parilla, K. M. Jones, G. Riker, M. J. Heben, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1998, 526, 403. 7 K. Kinoshita, Carbon: Electrochemical and Physicochemical Properties, Wiley, New York 1988, Ch. 3. 8 A. M. Rao, E. Richter, S. Bandow, B. Chase, P. C. Eklund, K. A. Williams, S. Fang, K. R. Subbaswamy, M. Menon, A. Thess, R. E. Smalley, G. Dresselhaus, M. S. Dresselhaus, Solid. State common. 1997, 275, 187. 9 P. C. Eklund, J. M. Holden, R. A. Jishi, Carbon 1995, 33, 959. 10 Y. Wang, D. C. Alsmeyer, R. L. McCreedy, Chem. Mater. 1990, 2, 557. 11 J. Kastner, T. Pichler, H. Kuzmany, S. Curran, W. Blau, D. N. Weldon, M. Delamosiere, S. Draper, H. Zandbergen, Chem. Phys. Lett. 1994, 221, 53. 12 F. Tunistra, J. L. Koenig, J. Chem. Phys. 1970, 53, 1126. 13 M. Nakamizo, R. Kammereck, P. L. Walker, Carbon 1974, 12, 259. 14 J. M. Holden, P. Zhou, X. -X. Bi, P. C. Eklund, S. Bandow, R. A. Jishi, K. Das Chowdhury, G. Dresselhaus, M. S. Dresselhaus, Chem. Phys. Lett. 1994, 220, 186. 15 AP Grade nanotubes, Carbolex Inc., University of Kentucky, Lexington KY 40506, USA. Citing Literature Volume11, Issue16November, 1999Pages 1354-1358 ReferencesRelatedInformation